Effect of drying methods on nut quality of hazelnuts (Corylus avellana L.)

Turan, Ali/0000-0002-2961-6605WOS: 000446480300020PubMed: 30333652This study was conducted to determine the effects of hazelnut drying machine (DM1 and DM2; at 45 degrees C and 50 degrees C, respectively) and sun-drying (concrete ground and grass ground) methods on the chemical properties of Tombul, Palaz, and Ordu Levant hazelnuts. For this purpose, protein, lipid and moisture content, water activity, free fatty acid (FFA), peroxide value (PV), rancimat value (RV) and fatty acid composition were analyzed. As expected, it was observed that monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) was the main fatty acid group (81.58-84.80%) followed by polyunsaturated (PUFA; 9.53-11.42%) and saturated fatty acids (SFA; 5.87-6.92%), and the major group constituted similar to 99.00% of the total fatty acids, whereas the minor group constituted similar to 0.5% of these acids. However, caproic (C6: 0), caprylic (C8: 0), capric (C10: 0), lauric (C12: 0), eicosadienoic (20: 2), erucic (22: 1), docosadienoic (22: 2), and lignoceric (C24: 0) fatty acids were below limit of detection (< 0.001%). Samples dried in DM1 and DM2 had more MUFA (84.49%, 84.80, respectively), and lower SFA and PUFA than those using sun-drying methods. Following the drying process, the lowest FFA and PV (0.04-0.17%, 0.00-0.27 meq O-2 kg(-1), respectively) and the highest RV (5.46-6.05 h) were recorded in the DM1 method. Furthermore, it was also observed that as the heat increased (DM1 and DM2; 45-50 degrees C, respectively), oleic/linoleic acidity ratio, FFA, and PV increased and iodine value and RV decreased. Therefore, DM1 was thought to be a promising method for hazelnut drying.Altas Oil Industry Inc (Ordu, Turkey); Gursoy Tarimsal Urunler Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (Ordu, Turkey)This study was supported by Altas Oil Industry Inc and Gursoy Tarimsal Urunler Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (Ordu, Turkey). The author wishes to thank Assist Prof Fatih ONER for statistical analysis